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Three Tottenham players who should be motivated by Euro snub

By Aaron Coe

ZAGREB, CROATIA - MARCH 18: Lovro Majer of GNK Dinamo Zagreb runs with the ball whilst under pressure from Harry Winks of Tottenham Hotspur during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Dinamo Zagreb and Tottenham Hotspur at Stadion Maksimir on March 18, 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia. Sporting stadiums around Europe remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Images)
ZAGREB, CROATIA - MARCH 18: Lovro Majer of GNK Dinamo Zagreb runs with the ball whilst under pressure from Harry Winks of Tottenham Hotspur during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Dinamo Zagreb and Tottenham Hotspur at Stadion Maksimir on March 18, 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia. Sporting stadiums around Europe remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Images) /
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Tottenham Hotspur’s Dutch midfielder Steven Bergwijn celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on May 19, 2021. (Photo by RICHARD HEATHCOTE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

Steven Bergwijn likely missing his chance

Steven Bergwijn was a regular in the Netherlands squad when he was playing at PSV Eindhoven. The Dutch are known to prefer players who are playing in their country’s Eredivise. Outside of missing a few qualifiers due to injury, Bergwijn was playing regularly for the Dutch side. However, since joining Tottenham things have changed.

While Bergwijn was included in his first call-up in September 2020 after joining Spurs, he missed out on the October call-up and then was out with a knock in November. Unlike Alli and Winks, however, Bergwijn was back in the team in March of this past year for the World Cup qualifiers. Bergwijn only played a minute across three matches but he was part of the side.

However, following a tough April and limited minutes under Ryan Mason, Bergwijn was left out of the team for Euros. Given Nathan Ake, who only made 10 appearances all season for Manchester City, made the side one would have thought Bergwijn should have been part of the conversation.

After seeing just how much the Dutch are leveraging the wide positions in the current set-up to not even have a chance has to be disappointing for Bergwijn and is hopefully driving him on.

As for disappointment driving a player to more, one Tottenham midfielder likely feels hard done.

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